translated from Spanish: Ricardo Lagos: “The crisis that Chile is going through is serious”

Through a public statement, the former president of Chile, Ricardo Lagos, referred to the political social crisis through this country. Lagos said: “The crisis in Chile is severe; Serious. Its extension for 27 days tells you that time is running out. We have to give concrete answers.” In addition, he stated that “the violation of human rights is unacceptable as is the great violence of these days. That’s not how you build a country. It is necessary to emerge from the current situation soon, to recover a calm and peaceful coexistence that will allow us to respond to the just social demands that have brought about this crisis. To seek a channel for the demands raised to find answers and to restore trust on the part of society in its institutions. That’s what it’s all about: creating a society that gives dignity to each of its sons and daughters.” This requires awareness on the part of the highest authorities. First of all, the President of the Republic must acknowledge that we are facing a state crisis as a whole. Let’s put it right, there is a crisis in the State of Chile, in its institutions, and therefore it is the state institutions that must jointly resolve them,” said the former president. Finally, he assured that “we need to build peace to be able to face violence, social justice, inequalities and recover and put human dignity at the center of our concerns.”

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